A Replacement Bride

Chapter 317

"What…" His jaw hung open as if he was too shocked to utter a word. His entire body started trembling. Katherine curled her lips into a lazy smile. "Why do you seem so shocked? The Morans have always been a fearless bunch. Could they be afraid of a police investigation this time?"

Mason only seemed to come to his senses upon hearing the woman's words. "The police?! How could you guys make a police report!" Then, he gritted his teeth together before he continued questioning her, "What are your true identities? Katherine Cornell! Even if you make a police report, your men were the ones who hurt me. Do you guys think you can just walk away scot-free?"

She raised an eyebrow at that. "What has that got to do with us? Mason, you were the one who led your men to trespass on one's room, and you guys were the ones who started the violence and attempted kidnapping. My men merely showed up to save me. Why don't I get to walk away freely?"

"You—" He was stunned.

Katherine then widened her eyes as she walked toward him while giving him an icy stare. "The police will be able to discern the culprit here, so there's no point in throwing a tantrum, Mason. This is my final warning to you. Don't you dare provoke me or try to snatch anything away from me again. You have no right to eye on any of my possessions, regardless of whether I own what you want. My men only made a police report this time, but if this happens again, I won't let you slip away so easily."

Her words were uttered in a calm tone, but her stern aura sent chills down Mason's spine. For some reason, he always felt strong energy coming from the woman. S-She's just a regular young woman. I even ran a background check on her. There's nothing special about her! But why does she have such powerful bodyguards surrounding her?! It seems like I've dug my own grave this time!

He gulped his saliva as he tried his best to calm himself down. He didn't want to appear too weak in front of her, so he tried his best to put on a strong front. "Do you think I'd fear you just because you made a police report? The Morans have a lot more authority than you think—we can easily handle the police if we wanted to!"

"Sure." Katherine nodded without a hint of surprise on her face. She knew that the Moran Family had a lot of influence in Kyoland, and she knew it wasn't going to be hard for someone to bail Mason out if he was brought to the police station. It wasn't her intention to have the police lock him up. She simply didn't have the time to deal with him, nor did she have the interest in getting caught up with the Morans. She figured that handing him to the police was the easiest option she had. There were more important things that she wanted to deal with—she couldn't care less about the Morans right then.

At that thought, she curled her lips into a smirk as she narrowed her eyes. "Well, thank you for the reminder. I do agree that it's a little too generous for me to just hand you over to the police." Then, she turned to gaze at Joaquin before speaking in a nonchalant tone, "In that case, why don't we bring him away with us?"

Joaquin raised an eyebrow before he played along with a smile. "Anything works. We can bring him away before the police come. If we lock him up, you can torture him in any way you want to after that."

Carmine got the cue by then, so she added to the conversation. "Yeah, all our men are downstairs, so we can just tie him up and bring him away. It would be much more entertaining to feed him to the wolves rather than hand him over to the police!"

Mason shuddered when he heard the conversation going on among the three people. A layer of cold sweat formed on his skin as he felt his thighs shaking. He was more and more terrified of Katherine with each passing second. He had no idea what sort of person she was! How could she utter such cruel words without batting an eyelid?!

"What do you think?" Right then, Katherine shifted to meet his gaze.

He sealed his lips shut before staring at her with a grim look on his face. He couldn't bring himself to say anything at all. After a short while, she finally licked her lips before giving him a sharp glare. "This is my final warning, Mason. If you mess with us again, don't blame me for whatever I do to the Morans."

The police walked in right when she finished her sentence. "Come with us, Mr. Moran."

The look on Mason's face darkened as he shot Katherine and Joaquin a final, resentful glare before walking off with the police. After that, it was just the three of them left in the room. Carmine took a look at Joaquin before looking at Katherine. "How much longer do you want to stay in Kyoland, Miss Cornell?"

Katherine thought about her question for a moment. "I'll need a few more days, but I'm not going to stay for long." She turned around to look at Carmine. "What about Noah? How are things looking on her end?" Belongs to © n0velDrama.Org.

"Miss Noah is recovering pretty quickly. She just misses you, Mr. Levisay, and Mrs. Olsen a lot, so she's moody most of the time." Katherine simply pressed her lips together without saying much after that. When she first left Hovington, she had instructed Carmine to send some men over to follow Noah. She had also made sure that her men were watching over Noah in case there were any unforeseen circumstances. Coincidentally, the Morans had picked a bad time to attack them—the Morans practically sent themselves into the lion's den.

"Alright. You're dismissed for now," Katherine uttered after a period of silence. Carmine understood the woman's command, so she nodded before hurrying off. Joaquin curled his lips into a faint smile as he looked at Katherine. "I'm still amused at this point. I can't believe you're the person behind Vermillion Alliance and the one who's leading everything." She shot him a sideways glare. "Why is it surprising? Do I not fit the role?"

He chuckled. "That's not it. Judging by how respectful your men are toward you, I can tell you're playing the role perfectly." She ignored his comment as she glanced at the time. "Let's go to the Scott- Tuttons' place."

Joaquin knew that she was in a rush to get the mother insect, so he slipped his hand into hers before they headed downstairs. Jeremy had already prepared the car for them, so Joaquin simply led Katherine over to their ride. Before they started the drive, Joaquin made a call. Katherine wasn't too bothered by this—she was rather frustrated after what happened earlier, so she simply leaned her head against the car window before shutting her eyes for some rest.

She didn't pay much attention to Joaquin's phone call until she heard him mention the police. She opened her eyes and waited for him to end the call before she questioned him, "What are you going to do to Mason?" He started the engine as he replied to her, "It's nothing much. I just wanted to make sure that he suffered a little more while he was in there."

He curled his lips as he spoke with a hint of disdain in his gaze, "Even though the Morans have a lot of influence in Kyoland, and even though the authorities might not be able to do much to them, there are still ways to make sure that they learn a lesson."

Katherine raised an eyebrow without making any further comments. She knew that Joaquin could destroy the Morans if he wanted to. He probably let things slip because he noticed that I didn't want to pursue this matter any further. This is probably why he's taking this extra step to teach them a small lesson.